In this project the aim was to make the lowest possible cost kevlar or carbon fiber sheet for possible future projects. A quick Google soon confirmed that custom made carbon Kevlar or Carbon fiber panels are expensive. So this is how I made my own, with no Vacuum…

I’ve always wanted to make a miniature straight shaving razor just because I thought it would make a fantastic looking penknife. A quick rummage through the cutlery drawer provided all the inspiration I needed…

In this mini weapon project I make a really cool miniature gentleman’s walking cane complete with a hidden sword from scrap metal. To give this project a DC comics flavour, I make the Jokers cane and show a previous Penguins walking cane made the same way.

I have to be honest I’ve always liked matches, and having built the world’s biggest strikeable match, the worlds hottest and most dangerous match was too much to resist. There was a challenge in getting notoriously difficult to ignite Thermite to strike just like a regular household match, that’s what made this build appeal to me. So here we are then, a 4000 degree Thermite match.

The idea behind this project was to make a vacuum former to make more cool stuff for future projects. I wanted it to be easy to make and use, look nice, store easily, and be cheap to make. It works really well, was made from scrap wood and cost next to nothing… Job done.

In this project I tackle a much requested miniature weapon build, the mini Katana. Despite weighing only 1.2g and being only 71mm long, this miniature Samurai sword has a fully functioning highly polished razor sharp blade and is very cheap to build.

Miniature axes, a funny thing to build right? Well a random Google images search returned a picture of some guy that had built a mini axe, and me being me, I thought could you throw it? A quick Amazon search returned miniature throwing axes, but way too big. And thats how you end up building a miniature throwing axe…

Welcome to the winter warmer build, which is basically a small portable campfire in a tin can. My Dad built these as a young boy just for fun, and although he knows them as a ‘winter warmer’, they used to build them anytime of year. In fact they work best, and look best, in the summer because of the dry wood available. BUT, an obvious word of caution, be extremely careful if considering making one of these, as stray embers can cause fires. So please use common sense and stay away from anything flammable, public parks, woods, forests e.t.c.

Campfire in a can

What makes a winter warmer unique, is the wire handle for spinning or swinging it. This means if you drill some air vents and swing it in a circular motion you can build up much higher temperatures than a stationary ground fire, because you force feed it oxygen through the ventilation holes. In Autumn this means wood that may be slightly damp can be force dried out with the hotter temperatures generated.

In this project I show you how I made an easy colored pull ring smoke bomb. The key to this build was to make the most simple and reliable pull ring ignitor possible, and it doesn’t get much easier than two matches, an elastic band, and an off-cut of striker from the matchbox. It was also very quick and cheap.

How to make a coloured smoke bomb

I found by far the easiest, safest, and fastest way is to buy them already made. I searched the internet, eBay, and Amazon and came up with a couple of good options. In the UK I found Party Packs to be the cheapest. A simple search on their website for ‘smoke bomb’ turned up the results. On Amazon UK I found these under the phrase smoke pellet. In the USA a search on eBay for ‘smoke bomb’ or ‘smoke bomb red’, turns up something similar.

This bird whistle or bird caller is just so simple and fast to make it’s crazy. But what’s even better is the fun I had learning to play it, it was a bit like being a kid again and learning a new skill for the first time. Some of the silly faces and strangled noises during the 5 minutes it took to master it gave us all a laugh. So let’s have a look at how to make a bird whistle or animal call.

How to make a bird whistle or animal call

The parts you need are simple, some foam shapes (child friendly), a latex glove, and some super glue. The assembly instructions are in the video below.